Railroad-skate.



A .-TAYLOH.

RAILROAD SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED .IULYI3, 1915.

1,157,264, Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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A TAYLOR.

RAILROAD SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13. 1915.

. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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& ATTORNEYS rimea ARTHU Terms; or GEN-TEALIA, ILLINOIS.

V mmimsmm To-cll whom dietary-concern." v r 3 Be it known thatI, ARTHUR 'lAirLoR, a'

citizen of the United States, anda resident oi"? Central ia,i-n the county o tMarion' and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad Skat-es, of which thefollow-ing is a specification.

inventionis animprovement in railroadfskates, the invention 'has'for its object; to provide mechanism in connection I with the tracks, of a gravity or hump switch,

for permitting the operator-in the tower m of Fig. 2, looking in the directionof the arrows adjacent to the line.

\As is. known; the operation ot switching V is. greatly facilitated by the humporgravity of yards-, .wherein the cars are arrangement distributed from: the hump and. roll down by gravity to the several tracks. A-towerman on thehump operates theswitches to deflect the, carssto their respective tracks,- and as: a rule a: switchman. rides each car or cut: of; cars down. That 1s, the operator Willi have chargexofall of the cars; that are intended for a? single; tr.ack,s since the ,cars'some times attain a considerable speed I should there be a iailureotjthehand brakes,

v damage; is liable to result. we prevent. such damage an operative 1s stationed somewhere in the yard with the so-called-skates, which he Will place upon the railsf-in' tront of a Y can that is outo-f control.

The present; 'nvention has for: its. object to iprovideamechanism' capable 10f being. oper-' ated, by the tower-man tor placing these skates. v a

The present embodiment of, therinvention is shown inconnectionv with. the rails? 1 of a sidingtrack, the rails beingsupported by the usual ties 2,; and the operating inecha-- nism is} arrangeclin a pit beneath the trackand extendingitransversely of the rails, and

if omprising; side plates 3, :of'a length to; ex:

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dispensing with the services- 1 swing on the. arms,

' tend beyond theyrails at each side, these plates bemg placed between the ties and beneath the rails.

I The plates are of suiiicient width to house V Patentedflct. 19, 1915. v fa iiearionfiled ail-1 131915. Seria1No.39,622.

the operating mechanism, and the said" mechanism comprises a central shaft. 4c,v which is-journaled'in bearing plates 5, secured to the inner faces of the plates 3, and at a point halfiway between the rails. This shafthas a- 'crosshead 6, secured thereto near one end'yand' journal pins 7 and Sare j'our nal'ed inbearings in the ends of the arms,

LinksQ and 10 are connected with the respective journal pins 7 and 8, each link having a bearing 11 for; engaging the pins, and the cross head has a' central hub 12, which fits upon the shaft 4, and is secured thereto by a cross pin l3. The links 9 and 10 ex- I pins? and S are of suchlength thatloops 1n the ends of fiexibl'e members 1 and 15 may engage over the heads of the journal -.pins on theopposite-side of thecrosshead tend in opposite directions, and the journal l upward extension 17 for engagement by the? M wheels of the cars to checlrthe movement thereof. Each skateis provided on its outer side with a rod or cylindrical arm 18, the arms or rods extending parallel with the tong axes of the skates, and each arm or red is. integral with the skate at the end adjacent to" the-hump 17, as indicatedflat 19 Each skate; is also provided on its" inner side with depending fi'anges20, which en 'ga'geon the inner sideof the head of the rail to'lock the skate to: the rail. 1 i

A shaft 21 is journaledybetween the plates 3 at the outer side ofeach ra-ihand near the lower edges. of the plates, and a pair off arm's QQ-is'ri'gidly connected with each shaft;

' Each arm has. hubs 23 which fitv over the sha-tt, and'aree secured thereto by cross pins" or screws 2'l,,and the arms of each shaft extendi upwardly toward the adjacent arm or- I'0&l8;'

Each arms is provided with a bearing 25: j

at its uppenelrd and'the bearings of each airof ammsenigage the adjacent rod or. arm 18:." .Thusvthe:

arranged: that when the-:skates': are in placeskates are 'mounted to the shaft; 211s so v r or shelf 29, extending between-the plates-3 on the rails and the arms are moved out wardly to move the skates from oif the rails, the skates will first be'lifted slightly but far enough to disengage the flanges 20 from the rails. That is, at thesfirst 1movement iofr-thei arms the skates are lifted, and they are then e swung outwardly and away.from'therails-as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2.

A- link 26is arranged at or outside of each' rail, each link having a hearing at one end which engages the adjacent arm orrod 18, and the o uter end'of each link is pivoted-to the-outer end of a slide bar 27, which'is mounted to slide in bearing clips 28, secured to. the upper face of a transverse partition intermediate their upper and lower edges.

Theseplates 29 extend from'beneath the rail to the outer endsof thejplates- 3 and at, their inner ends the plates are notched-0r, recessed *at the respective plates?) as indicated at30 to permit the passage of the arms 22'.- r The links Qand 10 eXtendin opposite directions,-

' 1 and the outer end of each link is receivedjbetween the arms 31.:of a, fork on the innerjend: of the adjacent'slide bar, and the links are pivoted to'the arms as shown. "1 Y.

It Will be evident that when the shaft-4' is oscillated by means of the. flexible members-14 and 15 from the full line-positionof Fig. 2 to the dotted line position,tl'1e slide- ;bars;27 will be moved outwardly away from the rails, and because of the link 26the arms 22 will, be swung to from the rails.

or toan-y'" other suitable place and-are connected withan operating lever in the usual manner. e 3

Signal mechanismis arrangedadjacent to the skates, the said mechanism comprisinga -post 32 rigidly secured to the outer; face of onev of? the plates 3, and theypost carriesa signallamp 33, having its opening toward the direction from which the cars come'ift0-' wardthe skates ,Aplate o'r-disk 34 is'pro- 7 vided for covering the opening 33, and the saidplate is mounted on one end ofzaflever 35,, which is V "lower end of the lever is conneete d extending laterally from the post. The

link 37 with the adjacent link 26, and it will be evident'that when'this link is moved out; 7 wardly to move the skate away from the rails, the leverwill be operated to move the disk 34 from infront of the signal lamp 33.

The operation of the improvement is as follows :When the tower-man sees that a car or cut of cars cannot be checked by the switchman in charge orf'orany other reason he will operate the lever,s notshown,' con-.

' isnected to the skates of the particular track upon which the'car or cut' of flexible member 14. This ward each other and to first lift the skates from; the rails andrto afterward swing them away These flexible members, 14 and-15'extend to the tower pivoted to a bracket arm. 36,

V cars is moving ln' adir'ection to move the "skates on to the track: Thus if the parts were in the dotted lineposition of Fig. 2,115 W111 swing the.

lever in a direction to makeiftension on the I 'Will swing the cross head 6 into the full line position of Fig.2; The slides-27. willmove inward toward each'other and the arms 22 will beswung to simultaneously move the skates to v position them on the W At the same time the signal lamp 33' which is normally uncovered byflthe disk 34 will be covered'cutting off the light and showing the tower-man that treads of the rails.

the skatesareproperlyplaced, i V

Itwill be .noted from an;in'spe ction of Fig.

3thatthat'end -of each-skate adj acentto the .movmgcars, that is, adjacent to the towerwheelsiand returne'cl to proper position with respect to their placing mechanism. The signal lamp 33 is tower-man, showing that the skates are oif' the :track: until the moment when they are at all times visibleto the ,slipplng the rods18. out of thebear'ings25 i and out oftheibearings of the the friction will finallycheck the cars have be n stopped: the skates may: be removed from beneath the placed-v on" the-ltrackfand by watching :the

signal, the tower-man may-know that his" skates have been lproperly placed. iThe] he ioperates'the switches to tower-man since deflect th'ecars knows the precise track'fip n' i which the carrorcut of cars that may be t of control are goingyand'he can-easily place the skates in'ample time to stop them;

I claim 1. acombination iwith the rail and the; holding skates for the rails, of a'pit a1 ranged transversely of-the-track beneath the rails, ashaft'journaled transversely ofth'epit at each rail and'on the outej'rls de thereof,

apair ofparallel'; arms "extending upward from eachkshaft; andj having*afconnectionz;

withthe adjacent-skate 'to lifttheskate-from1 5 therail and. swing itoutwardlyiawayfromthe rail when the shaft is oscillated in the properdirection, operating means for 'simul-i taneously swing-mg the skates ,in' opposite directions arranged transversely-of. the pit between the rails, sald mechanism compris' lad ing a'shaft having a cross head,"means 'con- --nected withfthe endsofthejcrossheadforoscillating the shaft. ajslidebar in the pit at theouterf side of each rail and. having guidedmovement transversely: of the rail, a link connecting each-slidelbar to-one end of the cross head, and a con'nection between the outer end of-each link and the adjacent j In combination with the rails, a11-d the-= skate.

I holding skates for V '25' upper en arm-extending longitudinally thereof and h ldin Ska s, or-etho trails, of afri a e 2 13 .an s inszi o tw rdly awayfro herail w en thesh ft i o i la h p enerrl-i ec n rer nsmean for m L' taneously swinging'theskates inropposite dilysofthe pit rections arranged transver we n th a s, sa m sh iiicoinprisms a shaft having a crosszhea'd, means-connected with the ends of the cross l1ead:-fjor oscillatthe shaft, ;slide bars having guided movement ,tnansversely of the. rails land connected: to: the. ends of the cross heads attheir inner ends and tothe skates atztheir enter ends to swing the skates onto and away from the rails when theslide bars are moved in opposite directions. I

3. In combination with the rails, and the the rails, of a pit arranged transversely of the track beneath the rails, a shaftjournaled transversely of the pit at each'rail andon the outer side thereof, a, pair, of parallel arms extending upwardly from each shaft, and having a connection with the adjacent the rail andswing it outwardly away; from the rail when the shaft is oscillated in the proper direction, operating means for simultaneously swinging the skates in opposite directions arrangedtransversely of the pit bea shaft having a cross head, means connected with the ends of the cross head for oscillata connection between the ing the shaft, and 7 head and the skates for ends of the cross site directions when the shaft is oscillated.

4. The combination with the rails and the I ska tesladapted to be seated upon the rails for checking the movement of a car, each skate having at the outer side thereof an arm rigidly connected therewith and having outer sides ofthe skates and connected with the operating mechanism for oscillating the shafts when the said mechanismis'operated, and a pair of arms on each shaft and providedwith bearings for engaging the ad acent arm of theskate.

In combination'with the rails, of a pair of holding skates for the rails, a pair of arms for each skate, a shaft journaled at the outer side of each skate, the adjacent arms being rigid withthe shaft, each pair of arms having registering bearings at their ds and each skate having a rigid extendin upwar skate to lift the skate from tween the rails, said mechanism comprising simultaneously swlnging the skates in oppo- I tconneeted to theskatesgat the end remote from the approaching cars, said arms being adaptedto ,engage thebearings, and means fo-r simultaneously oscillating the arms in piwsi 1i sect ons- V 6., In-combination withthe rails, of holdin-gskates adaptedto-be seated on the rails,

each skate having-an farm extending longi tudi-n-ally thereof: and connectedto the skate at the ,end remote from the approaching ca1;:s,-,a pair of swinging; arms pivoted below and at the outer side of each rail,the members of gpjair having bearings for engagement by the arms of the adjacent skate, andmeans for simultaneously swinging the arms in opposite directions.

7. A skate forseating on the rail of a railroadtnaclneach skate having that end adjacent to ,the approaching cars beveled and having .at the other end a-hump or upward extension, each wskate having at the outerside thereof an arm extending longiitudinallyof 'the skate and connected to the skate at the end adjacent to the humpor extension, means engaging the arm of the skate for placing the skate on the rail and operable. from a distance and releasable from the arm, said means comprising a shaft journaled longitudinally of the skate at the outer side of the rail, the shaft having a pair of rigidarms extending in parallel relation therefrom, the arms having registering bearings for receiving the arm of the skate.

8. The combination with the rails, of the holding skates for the rails, each skate'having an arm extending longitudinally at the outer-side thereof and connected to the skate at the'elevated end thereof, a pair of arms for each skate, each arm having a bearing for slidably engaging the arm of the skate, and the arms of each pair being mounted to swing on a common axis, and means for simultaneously swinging the pairs of arms in opposite directions to seat or unseat the skates, said means comprising a shaft having a cross head and journaled between the rails, a slide mounted to move transversely of each rail'beneath the same and connected to one end of the cross head at its inner end, a link connecting the outer end of each slide to the arm of the adjacent skate and having a slidable connection with the skate, and means for oscillating the shaft in opposite directions. V v

9. The combination with the rails, of the holding skates for the rails, each skate having an arm extending longitudinally at the outer side thereof and connected to the skate at the elevated end thereof, a pair of arms for each skate, each arm having a bearing for. slidably engaging the arm of the skate, and the arms of each pair being mounted to swing on a common axis, and means for simultaneously swinging the pairs of arms railroad track, each skate having that end adjacent to the approaching cars" beveled and having at the other end a hump or V npwardextension, each skate having at'th outer side thereof an arni extendinglongt tudinally of'the-skate and connected to the skate at the end adjacent to the hump or extension, means slidably engaging the arm of the skate for placing the skate on the rail. and operablefrom a distance and relea'sable: from the army,

11'. A skate for seatingon the railon railroad 'track,, each skate havingthat end adjacent tothe approaching cars beveled and having atthe other end a'hump'orip-1 Ward extensiong eeach skate havinglat theoutef-side thereofan arm extendinglongitndinallyvof-the skate and connected toi the Y apies of; this patent may be obtained foi, five'cents each, 'by' addressing the "Commissioner;of ratents I skatelat the end adjacent 'to the hu m n oi extension: V I 12. The; combination with the rails,'-of a V holding skate," means connected" With the a .7 2: skate for mo ing the skate-onto and off of the rail, said'means beingoperablefrom a distance,- and said connection being releasable from the skate When the skate is pushed;

longitudinally of the rail in one direction. 13; The combinationwiththe .rails' and l the-holding-skates for/the rails, of rneans detachably connected with each skate for swinging" the skate onto 'and zott of the ad- Y j acent ifail; a common operating means for the swinging means of the skates and op- Verablefro n a distjancega signal, and a con- 1 1 nection between the signal-and themoving H means for, the skates fol? controlling the;

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